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The Pittsburgh Penguins have been hit with a significant blow as center Jordan Staal did not practice this morning and is expected to miss the remainder of the playoffs due to a foot injury.

Head coach Dan Bylsma indicated after practice that Staal had surgery to repair a lacerated tendon in his foot. It’s an injury that usually sidelines a player for 2-3 months. Bylsma though would not confirm that Staal has been ruled out for the rest of the playoffs and even called Staal day-to-day.

However, Staal will be sidelined for a significant period of time.

Defenseman Jordan Leopold participated fully in today’s practice and has been cleared for contact and return to action according to a source.

A sign that Dan Bylsma is seriously considering playing Leopold in game 2 is that Leopold was paired with Alex Goligoski for the entire practice.